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HE following morning, Caplain X proceeded in his galley to the heach at Cascade out to the ship.) The Old Man, accompanied by ORUNGAL T Cove, where he met the missionary as arranged. his clerk, went on shore in the galley. He found CANBERRA BUILT FOR SPEED AND COMFORT. Together, they visited the chief of the ".Salt-water" there, the chief of the "Salt-water " village—Joe— ZEALANDIA village from which it was hoped to obtain envoys and the two couriers, both the latter holding a to despatch to the chief—Talani, whose stronghold hand to their cheek, and in a state of great excite­ KAROOLA was situated high up on a plateau of the almost ment and terror, and howling ill evident pain. BOMBALA FOR FULL PARTICULARS APPLY TO inaccessible hills. The 'Salt-water" chief—Joe And no wonder! Both of them were suffering DIMBOOLA nunw listened to the Old Man's proposals as interpreted from the effects of having had one ear cut off flush with their cheek. The Old Man at once sent Adelaide SUamMp Co. 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After conferring Steamship Owners tions to tell him, or his representatives, that he with his headmen, however, he had decided to deprive them both of one ear, and send them back CARCO SKHVICKS TKOM AUSTRALIA TO USITKI> would be piled up with acceptable gifts if he KlNODOM ASP CONTINKST ANPTHR KAHT. would do the Big White Chief of the Queen's Big with the message, and themselves as an object lesson. They were further told to tell that " dam Scottish House Tnking Wool and (ienerml Cargo and Refrigerated War Canoe the honour of coming down to the Cargo at Loweat Current Rate*. beach to make friendly parley.

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